Housing Unit Staff Attorney

4 days ago

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Community Legal Services, Inc. Full time
Job Opportunity

Community Legal Services, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated bilingual staff attorney to join our Housing Unit. As a staff attorney, you will play a critical role in providing legal services to low-income individuals and families in Philadelphia.

About the Position

The Housing Unit is a dynamic and fast-paced team that fights for the stability of vulnerable individuals and families by preventing homelessness through legal advocacy and promoting housing quality and affordability for low-income tenants. We are expanding our eviction prevention services to support implementation of Philadelphia's Right to Counsel for tenants in court proceedings, as well as legal services support for Philadelphia's new Eviction Diversion Program.

Responsibilities
  • Represent private, public, and subsidized housing tenants in matters involving eviction, illegal lockouts, fair housing violations, termination or loss of subsidy, substandard housing, and discrimination.
  • Provide supervision and support to paralegals, social workers, and interns who are providing advice, brief service, and some representation.
  • Engage in non-litigation focused advocacy, including policy, administrative and legislative advocacy and racial justice initiatives.
  • Organize and teach community and professional education sessions on a variety of issues, including lead paint elimination, domestic violence, criminal records, federal housing policy, tenant eviction laws, preservation of affordable housing, etc.
Requirements
  • Strong team player eager to work in a fast-paced, high-volume work environment.
  • Commitment to high quality, compassionate representation for clients.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to meet deadlines and perform multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail.
  • Demonstrated ability to handle direct service cases and impact cases of a complex nature.
  • Ability to work cooperatively with staff at all levels of the organization.
  • Excellent people skills and the ability to maintain positive relations with a diverse population.
  • Demonstrated commitment to racial and economic justice.
What We Offer

Community Legal Services, Inc. offers a competitive salary based on experience, a very generous and competitive benefits package, including 100% employer paid medical, life, and short/long-term disability benefits, a 403(b)-retirement plan with employer contribution, and generous leave package, including 13 paid holidays and five personal holidays each year.

CLS values a diverse work environment and strongly encourages women, people of color, people who identify as LGBTQ, people with disabilities, people who have experienced poverty or homelessness and people who have had prior contact with the juvenile, criminal, or child welfare systems to apply.

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